Sleeping garment



Aug. 8, 1944. H M. N. BELL 2,355,138

, SLEEPING GARMENT Filed Nov; 19, 1940 Fig.1 1 Fig.2,

[N VE N T UR MARQUEE] 75' HEEL L B? HER ATT 1:323:22".

Patented Aug. 8, 1944 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2 Claims.

My invention relates to garments for infants,

and more specifically to a combination garment comprising a jacket and small blanket. One object of the invention is to provide a covering which will afford a complete protection and which is composed of parts which may be readily detached so as to allow separate washing of the parts or a change of size or weight of material in either the jacket or blanket. Another object is to make the blanket so readily detachable from the jacket that the infant may be conveniently lifted from the crib wearing the jacket only. Another object is to provide a combination jacket and blanket which may be used equally well Whether the infant is sleeping face up, or face down. Other advantages of my invention will appear from the following description of a species thereof and from the accompanying drawing.

In the drawing Fig. 1 is a top view of my improved combination jacket and blanket as applied when the infant is on its back; Fig. 2 is a similar view, partially broken away, showing the blanket detached from the jacket; Fig. 3 is a rear view and Fig. 4 is a front view of one form of jacket as it appears when the wearer is lying face down. It is to be understood that Fig. 3 would be a front view and Fig. 4 a rear view of the jacket when the infant is lying face up.

Referring to the drawing, the jacket I is preferably waist length and provided with raglan sleeves II, which renders the garment adaptable to growth of the infant and also makes it comfortable in either position. An elastic l2 may be used to cause a close fit at the waist. The blanket l3 may be of suitable size to fit a crib. A few inches from the top edge of the blanket is a transversely extending means for fastening the same to the jacket It]. The means may be one half of a zipper M which engages the other half of the zipper l5 which is sewed to the jacket Ill. The attachment is preferably close to the neck of the jacket, and the blanket comes up sufliciently beyond the point of attachment so as to afford covering for the neck and shoulders. The blanket may be attached to the crib by straps or tapes 16. The jacket It] may be provided with the usual longitudinally extending button or other fastening I! on the side opposite that to which the blanket is attached.

The attachment of the blanket may be as shown, but it will be obvious that other wellknown means of attachment such as buttoning, may be substituted. It will be obvious that the jacket, as shown, may be buttoned in back or in front, depending on the sleeping position of the infant.

My invention has a number of advantages over prior devices of the same nature. One important advantage is its simplicity. Another is that lighter or heavier material may be used for the jacket than the blanket, and different weights of blanket can be used for the same jacket. The detachability of the jacket allows it to be readily Washed and dried. The jacket can be changed for a larger size without changing the blanket.

Various modifications may be made in the form and arrangement of the parts of my device which will still be within the scope of my invention which is indicated in the following claims.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. A combination sleeping garment for infants comprising a blanket and a jacket, cooperating means carried by each and serving to detachably fasten them together, and means carried by said jacket for closing or opening the same, said blanket fastening means being located on the opposite side of said jacket from the latters closing or opening means and constituting the sole means for connecting the jacket and blanket, said blanket fastening means comprising a horizontally extending row of fasteners located near the neck opening, and a companion row of fasteners disposed centrally of an edge of the blanket, and said blanket in use extending over but not under the infant.

2. A combination sleeping garment for infants comprising a blanket and a jacket and means for detachably fastening them together comprising a horizontally extending row of fastening elements located near the neck opening of said jacket and a cooperating row of fastening elements disposed centrally of an edge of said blanket, said fastening means constituting the sole means for connecting said jacket and blanket.

MARGUERITE N. BELL. 

